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Magic: The Gathering At PAX East 2013

Magic: The Gatheringand Wizards of the Coast had plenty to offer PAX East 2013 goers. Chandra goggles, a Pinny Arcade pin, a chance to play the upcoming Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, and a panel revealing the guild champions of Dragon’s Maze. The panel also revealed the next block scheduled to kick off in September.

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 revealed a few new secrets within the confines of the demo we were able to get our hands on, including images of several new cards. The Staff of the Wild Magus indicates a new “lucky charm” cycle that players will get to enjoy (or lament) as they crack open packs of Magic 2014. Some of the other pieces were a bit more interesting, like this Shadowborn Apostle and Shadowborn Demon.

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 will be available on all of the usual platforms (PSN, XBLA, iPad) as well as Android tablets. There’s a new multiplayer game mode available that “players will enjoy” and if you want to believe the rumors it’s going to be some form of Sealed play.

Dragon’s Maze will feature a cycle of guild champions, so that’s 10 rares that will be coming down the pipe ready to represent their guild colors and flavors. The reveal at PAX East was none other than Gruul’s Ruric Thar, the Unbowed:

Certainly a threat, Ruric Thar demands respect and will tax other players a considerable amount of life should they attempt to remove him from the battlefield with traditional removal spells. Note that playing Gruul cards with bloodrush doesn’t actually trigger the ability, so feel free to continue to crash in with Ruric.

Last but certainly not least, when Return to Ravnica block finally ends with Dragon’s Maze, there’s a new block on the horizon. It looks steeped in myth and legend, and it’s known as Theros. Codenamed Friends, Romans, Countrymen, the actual set names for this block are Theros (September), Born of the Gods (Feb 2014), and Journey Into Nyx.Trick Jarrett has published a follow-up post containing all the pertinent details.

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